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RSS FeedComedian and writer Bryant Moss, also known as “Preacher Moss,” made an appearance on campus as part of his “End of Racism” comedy and lecture tour. The event, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, was the first of two events planned in honor of Black History Month. Moss, who has written for multiple shows
On Thursday nights, Davis Lounge transforms into a home for the new Sex & Relationships Club. More than 30 curious students meet at 7 p.m. to learn and discuss the personal issues that matter to them. “[The club] promotes safe sex and discusses the quality of relationships,” said Christa Hegedus, a freshman biology major and
The USF Sailing Team’s spring season is set to kick off the second week in February. The team qualified for the national competitions this past fall, winning fourth place in Chicago and second place in San Francisco. This season the national sailing competitions will be held in Texas. But to get there, the team has
One by one, they whoosh by. As students scurry to class each day or set up camp in a library study room, small airplanes flying overhead are a familiar sight to the USFSP community. Just across the way on First Street SE at Albert Whitted Airport, pilot and lead mechanic Nathan Van Coops can be
For students with questions about landing a summer job, handling a stubborn roommate, or new ways to get fit, Student Health 101, an online publication distributed by the USFSP Health & Wellness Center, aims to have the answers. The publication is custom-made for individual universities by a group of college health professionals and designers, and
Walking across campus, people might hear students talking to each other in a foreign language. It’s not Spanish. It’s not French. It’s not Chinese. “You want to know, ‘what is it that they are speaking?’,” said Kyle Taylor, an international affairs major. Perhaps they are speaking Arabic. Last semester, USF St. Petersburg began offering Arabic
After five years of preparation, USF will send students to study abroad in Vietnam for the first time. Students will have the opportunity to learn beside Vietnamese students from July 8 through July 30, 2012. “Many powerful lessons are going to be explored during this course,” said Frank Biafora, dean of the USFSP College of
Competing against 18 full rig sailors, freshman Christopher Stocke cruised into the National Sailing Competition in Chicago this past December and brought home a second place victory. Each sailor had to place in regional competitions in order to qualify for the national event. The competition took place Dec. 4 through Dec.6 at the Chicago Yacht
Commencement for spring 2012 is scheduled for Sunday, May 6 at 6 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater. Both graduate and undergraduate students will participate in the same ceremony on this day. Students who plan on graduating in May should fill out their application for
As three stage lights shone against the crown of his head where he stood on a carpeted riser, Tom Hallock looked out into the crowd from behind his grey half-rimmed glasses and saw the faces of his family staring back at him. His 10-year-old son lay sprawled out on a Mexican blanket in front of
